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Soldiers Receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor

64-75-01
Accession Number
64-75-01
6.75x8.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 343792947
Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Soldiers
Medal of Honor
People Pictured
Atkins, Thomas E., 1921-1999
Bennett, Edward Andrew, Jr., 1920-1983
Biddle, Melvin E., 1923-2010
Burt, James M., 1917-2006
Carr, Chris, 1914-1970
Craft, Clarence B., 1921-2002
Doss, Desmond T., 1919-2006
Horner, Freeman V., 1922-2005
Kelly, Thomas J., 1923-1988
Kerstetter, Dexter J., 1907-1972
Oresko, Nicholas, 1917-
Rodriguez, Cleto L., 1923-1990
Silk, Edward A., 1916-1955
Soderman, William A., 1912-1980
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Description
Fifteen members of the Army Ground Forces stand on the White House lawn after being presented the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman (not pictured). From left to right: Sergeant Christos H. Karaberis, Sergeant Freeman Horner, Corporal Desmond T. Doss, Corporal Clarence B. Craft, Captain James M. Burt, Corporal Melvin E. Biddle, Corporal Edward A. Bennett, Corporal Thomas E. Atkins, Private First Class William A. Soderman, Second Lieutenant Edward A. Silk, Sergeant Cleto Rodriguez, Sergeant Nicholas Oresko, Sergeant Dexter J. Kerstetter, and Sergeant Thomas J. Kelly. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
Date(s)
October 12, 1945